Top 20 Best-Selling SUVs And Crossovers In Canada – April 2013

Not For Sale In America, The Tiny Chevrolet
Trax Is Proving To Be A Bit Of A Hit In Canada

In April 2013, for the first time since December of last year, the Kia Sportage posted a year-over-year Canadian sales increase. April was the first time since January that the Sportage landed inside this list of Canada’s top 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers.

It was joined by the Lexus RX, Chevrolet Trax, Jeep Grand Cherokee as vehicles which weren’t in the top 20 in March but did crack the upper echelon in April.

Kicked out of the top 20 were Jeep’s own Compass, the Mercedes-Benz GLK, Acura MDX, and the BMW X3. Certainly not kicked off the podium were 2013’s leading trio. But after a glorious month at the top of the heap, Toyota’s new RAV4 slid to a still impressive (up 38.5%) third place, 446 sales behind the Honda CR-V, which was 308 sales back of the top-ranked Ford Escape.

All 249 Vehicles Ranked By April/2013 YTD Canadian Sales

Escape sales are up 8.5% in the first third of 2013 after falling slightly in 2012, which came after a 3% increase in 2011, which followed up on a 16% increase in 2010. You get the picture: Escape sales are consistently strong in Canada. The debut of the first all-new Escape since the original all-new Escape more than a decade ago hasn’t stymied Escape growth. 2.4% of all vehicles sold in Canada are Escapes; only 2.0% of vehicles sold in the United States are Escapes.

All 86 SUVs Ranked By April/2013 YTD Canadian Sales

You can always select a make and model at GCBC’s Sales Stats page to find historical monthly and yearly sales figures from both Canada and the United States. Pertinent links are clickable at the bottom of this post, but you can also find more lists like this one at the Best Sellers page. Below, Canada’s 20 best-selling SUVs and crossovers in April 2013.

April 2014 – May 2013 – March 2013 – April 2012

Rank	Best-Selling SUV/Crossover	April 2013	% Change	Year To Date	YTD % Change
#1	Ford Escape	4101	+ 26.4%	12,512	+ 8.5%
#2	Honda CR-V	3793	+ 30.6%	9578	– 18.7%
#3	Toyota RAV4	3347	+ 38.5%	10,018	+ 40.7%
#4	Dodge Journey	2571	+ 0.9%	9119	+ 1.2%
#5	Hyundai Santa Fe Sport *	2432	+ 16.5%	8143	+ 18.1%
#6	Chevrolet Equinox	2027	– 1.8%	5478	– 20.0%
#7	Jeep Wrangler	1858	– 14.0%	5771	– 0.9%
T8	Mazda CX-5	1655	+ 9.2%	5097	+ 53.3%
T8	Ford Edge	1655	+ 3.4%	4612	– 2.2%
#10	Nissan Rogue	1413	+ 9.6%	4842	– 16.2%
#11	Kia Sorento	1403	+ 22.2%	4292	+ 2.6%
#12	Subaru Forester	1194	+ 67.5%	2885	+ 34.1%
#13	Hyundai Tucson	1168	– 14.9%	3377	– 23.6%
#14	GMC Terrain	1072	+ 2.4%	3592	– 3.3%
#15	Jeep Grand Cherokee	1004	+ 21.0%	3056	– 5.5%
#16	Ford Explorer	940	– 4.0%	2995	+ 7.7%
#17	Chevrolet Trax	908	—–	2139	—–
#18	Mitsubishi RVR	898	+ 132%	2787	+ 30.1%
#19	Lexus RX	799	+ 35.2%	2275	+ 15.1%
#20	Kia Sportage	797	+ 1.5%	2128	– 10.3%

Source: Manufacturers & ANDC
Red font indicates year-over-year declining sales
* Hyundai Canada kindly separates sales figures for the new Hyundai Santa Fe Sport and its similarly-named big brother, the Santa Fe XL. Hyundai USA does not. Combined sales of the two were a Journey-beating 2636 units in April, up 26.2%, and total 8435 this year, up 22.3%.